Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.
You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.